Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-11

clAmOring that a Gordon should be
placed round the house. At last the
captain of the guariia civil arrived
and took the matter in hand. He
sent for an ambulance. coffin-like
box with s roof resembling long,
low pigeon house without the holes,
the enly sperture being at one end.
where the top of the head would be
1t rested on slaves, which were slung
from the shoulders of 8 couple of men
in blue blouseS. In this dismal con-
vevanee the insensible girl was plae-
ed.
..Where shall we carry her. Don
Pablo:" asked the leading bearer. .ad-
dressing the captain, who had all the
While remainei upon the pavement
.Anvwhere-oa the walls.
Go At once"
''Good Senor."
The crowd, silent st the sight of
the ambulance. fell back as it started
on its way. Most OF the spectators
held their ground, plunging again
into an animated discussion or gazing
at couple of soldiers, who had al
ready been posted in front of the
cholera stricken house. The Gordon
established. no and was allowed to
pass out. So much good had Paca' :
mistress done by her shrieks. She
was left in the strictest seclusion TO
mourn over her act and its conse-
quences.
The ambulance was followed by a
number OF boys, who occasionally
darted near TO peep through the ap-
erture and then ran away. laughing
and shouting as they did so. When
either of the bearers felt tired he SIM
ply slipped the rope OF his shoulders /;
down went the ambulance on its end,
and the other man had 10 stop wheth-
er he wished TO or not. This occur
red several times indeed, il seemed
70 be regarded as an excellent joke.
The severe shock restored the unfOr-
runate girl inside TO her senses, but
they made her feel deadly i'll. She
had no voice TO demonstrate her
strength had entirely deserted her ;
she could only pray silently to the
Virgin. in the belief that her last
hour had come. What was this hor-
rible box in which she found herself
4 coffin: Were they carrying her TO
the grave: What was that iendish
laughter? And then, bump, she was
upon her head. just as if the coffin
had been roughly dropped into the
grave. She tried TO scream, but
could not. No wonder the poor girl
was dying of fright.
At the gates an unexpected delay
occurred. The walls bristled with
soldiers. Every embrasure held its
gun. loaded ready for firing, surround
ed bv a little knot of artillerymen
the forts on the heights, distinctly
visible In the fierce sunlight, present
ed the same menacing aspect; and
outside the walls was the attacking
force, peasants who lived in the sur
rounding country. People went Ia
and fro with awed faces, whispering
/ that another revolution was at hand.
But suddenly all opposition collapsed
owing, it was supposed, to private or
/ ders received from Madrid. The
soldiers, after a pretended show OF
resistance, opened the gates; and
into the beleagured town poured s
/ strange crOwd-washerwOmen, sell
/ ers Of vegetables. water venders and
/ the ike. most on foot and some il
/ ilngling mule carts. 1t was most un'
/ ike an English crowd, men and wo-
! men. though almost famished by the
stoppage Of their trades, laughing
and chatting gayly as they trooPec
past. The alcalde, however, was fu'
rious. He declared that he would re
establish the Gordon on the following
day, and he actually did so, though
the cholera was as yet several hun
/ dred miles away.
The two men in blOuses stood at q
/ corner 70 witness the conclusion oi
tbs farce. the ambulance at their fee
receiving many kicks and knocks
from the excited passers-by, who Of
ten stumbled upon it unawares and
then recoiled snuddering. Its bear
ers showed no disposition to move
they seemed TO have forgotten it's very
existence. But boy raised shout
Of "choIera :" and pointed at it.
whereupon q policeman hurried then
/ on
Outside the walls IL q desOlate
swamp, into which dead mules are
I thrown for burial. Here, by the way.
side, the stupefed girl was tumbled
/ out Of the ambulance Then thesf
/ priests Of the great god Fear, having
turned their scapegoat into the viii
derness, went hOmeward rejoicing.
1t was sometime before Paea re-
4 covered sufficiently 70 recognize bei
/ surroundings. She looked about fOI
Z assistance. but could not zee anybody.
81 the country people being 10 the
Town. Al last she struggled U bel
feet. and began 70 tOtter along the
road ia the direction u Las Palmas
. village in which her mother lived
She was very faint and very giddy.
! Der eyes bright as in ; fever. and ths
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